Collaborating Physician

Ennoble Care•Atlanta, GA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Ennoble Care is a mobile primary care, palliative care, and hospice service provider with patients in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, DC, Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Ennoble Care’s clinicians go to the home of the patient, providing continuum of care for those with chronic conditions and limited mobility. Ennoble Care offers a variety of programs including, remote patient monitoring, behavioral health management, and chronic care management, to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality of care by a team they know and trust. We seek individuals who are driven to make a difference and embody our motto, “To Care is an Honor.” Join Ennoble Care today! The Collaborating Physician will have overall responsibility for the medical component of all components and conduct annual wellness exams once per year for our patients. They will serve as a medical resource to the interdisciplinary group, complement attending physician care. They may be an employee or work under contract.

Requirements

Licensed or authorized to work in NY, NJ, MD, VA, GA, FL, OK, KS, TX, PA
Must be a Doctor of Medicine/MD or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), licensed to practice medicine in all of our practices
Certified in Hospice or a related specialty
Has experience with end of life care
Maintains controlled substances registration with state and federal authorities
Must have the ability to demonstrate self-confidence and positive attitude toward self and others and maintain commitment and enthusiasm to goal achievement
Not excluded from the Medicare program
The ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing

Responsibilities

Complementing attending physician care
Acting as a medical resource person to the IDG
Assuring overall continuity of the hospice medical services
Assuring that the patient receives appropriate measures to control uncomfortable symptoms
Collaborating with the IDG to ensure that the medical needs of the patient are met
Providing oversight of the plan of care, medications and treatments
Adhering to regulations, standards, and conditions of participation required by Medicare, accrediting body, and federal and state statutes governing the provision of services
Certifying that the patient meets the medical criteria for hospice admission based upon available diagnostic and prognostic indicators, related diagnosis(es) if any, current subjective and objective medical findings, current medication and treatment orders, information about the medical management of any of the patient’s conditions unrelated to the terminal illness
Re-certifying patients, as appropriate, for continuation of Medicare Hospice Benefit at appropriate levels of care
Serving as a medical resource to hospice staff, patients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom control management
Ensuring the provision of direct medical services to patients either directly or through arrangements, as appropriate, in the absence of the patient’s attending physician
Attending IDG conferences
Acting as primary physician for patients whose referring/attending physicians desire to relinquish that care, if the referring/attending physicians are not available for further contact, and/or if the patient/family chooses the hospice Medical Director to assume the role of Attending Physician for them
Documenting care provided in the patient’s clinical record providing evidence of progression of the end-stage-disease process
Maintaining current knowledge of the latest research and trends in hospice care and pain/symptom management
Working in a team approach with the IDG
Participating in performance improvement programs, as indicated
Providing consultation and education to colleagues and attending physicians related to admission criteria for hospice and palliative care
Reviewing and developing protocols for treatment and proposing the most current options for interventions
Demonstrating knowledge in communications and counseling patient/family in dealing with end-of-life issues
Participating in resolution of interpersonal conflict and issues of clinical and ethical concern
Participating in the development and updating of patient care policies and emergency procedures
Serving as a hospice champion in the community
Acting as a liaison to physicians in the community